Lace Headband

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SIZE:

One-size

Head circumference: approx. 54/56 cm – or desired circumference.

MATERIALS:

DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)

50-50 g colour 31, forest green

KNITTING TENSION:

21 stitches in width and 28 rows vertically in stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 mm. Length 40 cm.

DROPS CABLE NEEDLE – for cables.

Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to a larger needle size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to a smaller needle size.

EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):

Knit all rows.

1 ridge vertically = knit 2 rows.

PATTERN:

Head band: See diagram A.1.

Neck warmer: See diagrams A.2 and A.3

Mittens: See diagrams A.4 and A.5.

Diagrams show all rows in pattern seen from the right side.

INCREASE TIP-1 (evenly):

To calculate how to increase evenly, use the total number of stitches on row (e.g. 124 stitches) and divide stitches by number of increases to be done (e.g. 28) = 4.4. 

In this example increase by making 1 yarn over after alternately approx. every 4th and 5th stitch. On next row work yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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HEAD BAND – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:

Work back and forth with circular needle and sew together mid back.

HEAD BAND:

Cast on 32 stitches on circular needle size 4 mm with Merino Extra Fine. Purl 1 row from wrong side. Then work pattern A.1 over all stitches on needle. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Repeat diagram until head band measures 49 cm – or desired length, and adjust to finish after a whole repetition vertically. Cast off stitches with knit over knit and purl over purl. Sew together head band mid back with grafting/kitchener stitches inside cast-on and cast-off edge.